ITR deadline 2026: Govt says portal can handle 1 cr returns daily; experts explain why you shouldn't wait until July 31
The income tax e-filing portal has been performance-tested to process up to 1 crore ITRs daily.
During peak periods, the portal handled 1.61 crore daily transactions, including return filings, logins, challan payments and Form 26AS services.
Over 5 crore ITRs for AY 2026-27 had been filed by July 29, compared to 9.19 crore in the previous season.
Experts warn that last-minute filing risks include delays from concurrent logins, OTP delivery, AIS/Form 26AS access, session timeouts, and authentication issues.
The current filing trend does not support a case for extending the July 31 deadline, according to experts.
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